13-letter words containing n, o, p, t, i, c
- scleroprotein — protein that is fibrous and insoluble in water, serving a protective or supportive function in the body.
- scoping study — a preliminary study to define the scope of a project
- scotch plains — a township in NE New Jersey.
- shopping cart — a four-wheeled cart provided by a supermarket or other retail store for a customer's use in collecting purchases.
- space fiction — a book, film, TV series, etc, set in outer space
- space station — an orbiting manned structure that can be used for a variety of purposes, as to assemble or service satellites, refuel spacecraft, etc.
- spastic colon — a chronic condition of recurring abdominal pain with constipation or diarrhoea or both
- specification — the act of specifying.
- spectinomycin — an antibiotic drug, C 1 4 H 2 4 N 2 O 7 , produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces spectabilis, used in the treatment of susceptible gonorrhea.
- spermatogenic — relating to the development of spermatozoa
- splenectomize — to remove the spleen from
- sportscasting — the reporting of a sports event by radio or television broadcast.
- spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
- standing chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop with the log standing upright
- standing crop — the totality of living things in an ecosystem at a given time.
- step function — a function that is constant on each of a finite set of subintervals of its domain, the union of the subintervals being the domain.
- stock options — an option giving the holder, usually an officer or employee, the right to buy stock of the issuing corporation at a specific price within a stated period.
- strip cartoon — A strip cartoon is the same as a comic strip.
- superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- superromantic — exceptionally romantic
- synaposematic — relating to synaposematism
- tapioca-plant — the cassava, Manihot esculenta.
- tarpeian rock — a rock on the Capitoline Hill in Rome, from which criminals and traitors were hurled.
- tax inspector — a government official whose job is to make sure that people and companies are paying the right amount of tax
- technopolitan — of or relating to a place or society dominated by technology
- terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
- the provinces — those parts of a country lying outside the capital and other large cities and regarded as outside the mainstream of sophisticated culture
- to perfection — impeccably, perfectly
- tracking poll — a type of poll repeated periodically with the same group of people to check and measure changes of opinion or knowledge.
- transcription — the act or process of transcribing.
- transcriptome — a collection of all the messenger RNA in a particular cell
- tropic-cancer — Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- tropical zone — Torrid Zone
- truchet point — (unit, text) An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
- tympanic bone — (in mammals) a bone of the skull, supporting the tympanic membrane and enclosing part of the tympanum or middle ear.
- uncompetitive — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
- uncomplaisant — not eager to please; not compliant or obliging
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uncooperating — to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
- uncooperative — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- unexceptional — not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
- unicorn plant — a North American plant, Proboscidea (Martynia) louisianica, having creamy-white to red flowers blotched with purple, and a woody capsule with a long, curved beak.
- unproblematic — not problematic, not causing difficulties or confusion; uncomplicated
- unprovocative — tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating, or vexing.
- vacation trip — a trip undertaken during a vacation
- vaccine point — a thin, pointed, vaccine-coated piece of bone or the like, for use in vaccinating.
- vicente lopez — a city in E central Argentina, N of Buenos Aires.
- waterscorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- yuppification — The act or process of yuppifying.
- zooplanktonic — Of or pertaining to zooplankton.